Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-14 Thread MTH
Arguing this issue is a waste of bandwith, minds will not be changed. 700MHz iBook G3 640MB Ram OS 10.3.9 Laugha while you can monkeyboy. Dr. Lizardo(Bukaroo Bonzai) --

Re: Cleaning wipes for PB

2005-12-18 Thread MTH
On Dec 18, 2005, at 10:32 AM, AMBER K wrote: Hi, Just wondering if anybody has used the Allsop Clear View Wipes for cleaning your PB and screen ? Are they okay to use ? I did see the more expensive iMonster and iKlear solutions but of course they were more than twice as expensive as this

Re: Cleaning wipes for PB

2005-12-18 Thread MTH
On Dec 18, 2005, at 9:04 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: I actually just tried that on my Lombard, and I've been pleasantly surprised. It's kinda interesting what homebrew remedies that we Mac users can come up with, given the resources. Now, if anyone will come up with a cheap way to power my

Re: faxing from my powerbook

2005-09-23 Thread MTH
On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:39 PM, John Siple wrote: Is pretty easy. Depends a bit on your OS. Running Tiger you can fax via the print menu. Take any document on your screen, tell it to print and then in the print dialog box you'll see a PDF button at the bottom. Click on that to open your PDF

Re: Painting AlBook ???

2005-01-19 Thread MTH
On Jan 18, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Aase Marit Waage wrote: Hi again Larry, Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif? You wouldn`t be afraid that it could sort of ruin the simple elegance the PB has - the sort of minimalist style? I think the candy apple red sounds really neat and elegant... But

Re: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question

2005-01-19 Thread MTH
On Jan 18, 2005, at 10:45 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote: On Jan 17, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Mixed stuff, main Mac, but the reason for switching from MDD 2x1GHz to 12 is mobility, so that I can sit anywhere in the house or in the garden Go with the iBook. Not only is a dropped laptop

Re: Painting AlBook ???

2005-01-16 Thread MTH
On Jan 16, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: My PB vs. iBook decision is nearing it's end and I'm leaning towards the AlBook. However, I am seriously considdering painting it, partly because it's fun but also because it has a dent which needs straightning. Anyone have any good ideas/tips for

Re: Uninstalling application

2005-01-06 Thread MTH
On Jan 6, 2005, at 9:10 PM, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo wrote: On Jan 5, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Frank P. Eigler wrote: Leave Visible and Invisible in the search window all the time, to cover all the OS X items that are invisible in the Finder, unless you use Tinker Tool or Cocktail or similar to

Re: iBook vs. PB etc.

2005-01-02 Thread MTH
On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Aase Marit Waage wrote: Hi all, I am new on this list... Just what I needed right now... :) I have had different Power Books since my very first one back in 1992. Right now I have a Pismo, one of the few ones with a bronze keyboard and FireWire, it is a 400Mhz G3,

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2005-01-01 Thread MTH
On Jan 1, 2005, at 5:35 AM, Tim Collier wrote: How about twice the storage capacity and a 1.33 gig processor as opposed to a 1.2? You can order a 12 with a larger hard drive and I don't think that I would notice any difference between 1.2GHz and 1.33Ghz.

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2004-12-31 Thread MTH
On Dec 31, 2004, at 9:44 AM, diane wrote: At 12:47 AM -0500 12/31/04, John wrote: Andrew F. wrote: I love my 12, even now that I'm not in school anymore, its still nice to have a laptop that is so small and light that I actually do bring it out with me. Andrew I really like my 12 iceBook 700.

Re: TiBook 667 ID and wifi reception

2004-10-19 Thread MTH
On Oct 18, 2004, at 8:11 PM, gianfranco sciacca wrote: Just to add my experience... I have both an 800MHz 15 Tibook and a 12 867MHz AlBook using AP and AP Extreme respectively. I live in a duplex apt with 6 concrete floors and cinder block walls. I can take these books to any part of the house,

Re: Green light and spinning fan (Wallstreet PB)

2004-10-06 Thread MTH
On Oct 6, 2004, at 5:38 PM, Nils Mueller-Scheessel wrote: After an internal surgery in my Wallstreet PB (250 MHz, Serie I), the PB is apparently dead. When I press cmd-shift-fn-power, the green light switches on and the fan starts spinning forever; this only stops when I press the key

Re: Shutting down PBs at night

2004-09-14 Thread MTH
On Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at 11:32 AM, invicta wrote: On 14 Sep 2004, at 15:04, G-Books wrote: In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Claire Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: shutting down PBs at night Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:34:13 -0500 Do you guys turn off

Re: AlBook vs. TiBook :o/

2004-08-27 Thread MTH
On Friday, August 27, 2004, at 03:14 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: At my previous job I managed to get my way and get an TiBook 550 and I was both impressed and happy with it. I subsequently changed jobs to another non-Mac company and have yet again managed to get a Mac as my computer, an AlBook 1GHz.

Re: MCE SuperDrive upgrade for iBook

2004-08-22 Thread MTH
On Sunday, August 22, 2004, at 06:50 PM, Brian Andrews wrote: I just purchased a refurbished 800mhz G4 iBook from Apple. It only has a CD-ROM, and originally I fell for the low price of $749. At the time apple had the combo drive units at $849, they've since been dropped to $779 but are in

Re: Disc Burner or HD for Clamshell?

2004-08-21 Thread MTH
On Saturday, August 21, 2004, at 07:58 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: Not true! It is just that at least for Iomega, they don't have any support for an OS higher than 8.6 and therefore 9.2 will not see the burner. Tom on 8/21/04 4:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If that's the

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread MTH
On Thursday, August 12, 2004, at 09:28 PM, Jonathan Newman wrote: I'm new to this list, but I've been on the G-List and iMac-List for some time now. I have a friend who works for Apple and she got me a 12 iBook G4 For $897.19!!! And thats after 3-day air shipping, and my local (California)

Re: Missing foot

2004-07-21 Thread MTH
On Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 04:03 PM, Samantha Goodson wrote: I'm missing a foot off my 800MHz Ibook G4. where can I find another one and how do I attach it? peace, love, and joy, Samantha Here is a site were iBook feet can be had. http://www.pbparts.com/shop/nrf.html

Re: looking before leaping

2004-07-19 Thread MTH
On Monday, July 19, 2004, at 10:02 AM, James Rohde wrote: On 7/18/04, MTH wrote: I've been using SBC/Yahoo DSL for over a year now without any problems. As I indicated, YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)... I was wondering why you use internet connect? I just click on my browser and I'm online, and my

Re: looking before leaping

2004-07-18 Thread MTH
On Sunday, July 18, 2004, at 07:52 AM, James Rohde wrote: On 7/16/04, Marcin Wichary wrote: I would disagree here... Since I started with dial-up in 1997 I always got the exact maximum speed as given in the contract (that's why I commented on this, maybe I should've been more specific). Right now

Re: looking before leaping

2004-07-14 Thread MTH
On Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 08:31 AM, Greg Gilmore wrote: Since my daughter has decided to continue her college education online, we¹re finally going to make the leap from 56K to broadband, and to obviate running cables between the 4 Macs that are regularly used for internet access

Re: Slow internet on Tibook?

2004-07-01 Thread MTH
On Thursday, July 1, 2004, at 10:15 AM, supershanefx wrote: I have cable internet at home. And I've realized that my speeds are considerably slower than my parents broadband and my father-in-law's broadband connection. I have a Ti-book 500. Is there something wrong with my powerbook that is

Re: powerbook/ibook reccomendation?

2004-06-19 Thread MTH
If a PC slot is mandatory and wifi isn't a priority I suggest a Titanium Powerbook. The Ti powerbook will boot into OS 9 and should provide enough power for most jobs. 700MHz iBook G3 640MB Ram OS 10.2.8 Laugha while you can monkeyboy.

Re: another wireless question

2004-06-17 Thread MTH
On Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 05:05 AM, Steve Fuller wrote: No specific recommendations, but if money's tight that's another good reason to go with 'b'. I wouldn't worry too much about 'b' being obsolete, as 'g' will be obsolete soon as well. :) Good point. Thanks Jeff, Laurent, Frank Bob - I

Re: Software recommendations anyone?

2004-06-16 Thread MTH
On Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at 10:08 PM, Samantha Goodson wrote: I'm totally new to the ibook and to Mac OSX, so if folks could let me know what they find most useful, I'd appreciate it. peace, love, and joy, Samantha One piece of software that is a must have for any Apple laptop owner is

Re: Making a Choice?

2004-06-07 Thread MTH
On Monday, June 7, 2004, at 07:29 AM, Peter Polshek wrote: Hello all. I need a Powerbook. I have read extensively on LowEnd Mac regarding possibilities. It seems a good Pismo is a fine economical choice. However, I would like to have a CD-RW along with DVD. Once I seek that, the number of

Re: ...WiFi why?.....

2004-05-16 Thread MTH
On Sunday, May 16, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Jim Scolman wrote: Good morning All, I live in the Seattle area and we have all of the electronic and office big box stores, independent Apple dealers, and at least two Apple Stores. I am getting ready to go home wireless with my Pismo, and in reading the

Re: Ibook Airport card

2004-05-16 Thread MTH
On Sunday, May 16, 2004, at 09:27 PM, Ted wrote: I bought an iBook 366 MHz powerbook. What brand of airport card should I get and where should I get it (best price). Also can I add an antenna to it? Ted -- For your iBook you need an Apple airport card, not the airport extreme card. The Apple

Re: (iBook) AirPort-Router compatibility (*)

2004-05-15 Thread MTH
On Saturday, May 15, 2004, at 03:45 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: I am putting together this old iBook for my father (haven't tried soldering the power-in plug yet), and I am thinking of getting a basic AirPort card. Is it fully compatible with industry standard 802.11b routers ? Larry

Re: New to list

2004-05-08 Thread MTH
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 05:13 PM, Ted wrote: I am new to this list. I just sold my Wallstreet 266 Mhz Powerbook and I am getting an iBook 366 mhz with 320 Meg of RAM. Am I correct that the iBook can't change drives like the wallstreet could? I will be selling the 1998 Wallstreet DVD drive

Re: Tracpad

2004-05-02 Thread MTH
On Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 10:18 PM, Hector I Macedo wrote: Thanks a lot MTH. Hector I. Macedo Lord of the Flies Dallas, TX 75248 Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium -- Always happy to help. 700MHz iBook G3 640MB Ram OS 10.2.8 Laugha while you can

Re: Tracpad

2004-04-30 Thread MTH
On Friday, April 30, 2004, at 05:29 PM, Hector I Macedo wrote: Hi guys, I have to eat crow. I thought that I had saved the address that some one gave for a small program to improve the PB trackpad functions, but obviously I didn't. Can you send it to me? Thanks Hector I. Macedo

Re: Must Have Apps?

2004-04-24 Thread MTH
On Saturday, April 24, 2004, at 05:55 PM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: Ok folks, the Powerbook is arriving Monday (it is only 5 hours from here right now but I'm guessing they won't let me just go over and pick it up, so I'll have to wait). I've seen a few must have lists around [1] [2] but I'd

Re: Clamshell Original: Need Help to Install CD-ROM Drive

2004-04-23 Thread MTH
On Friday, April 23, 2004, at 09:53 PM, RK Rossi wrote: New to this group but not lowendmac lists. I have an iBook Clamshell with a CD-ROM drive which no longer accepts CDs. I need a replacement drive and then instructions on how to do it. I feel confident enough that I could do it on my own